OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom MacIntyre 

• Author Notes

  Commissioned by the Abbey Theatre.

• Setting

  Country residence of the Taoiseach, the present day.

• Synopsis

  Fearing the rising star of his ambitious chief whip, the Taoiseach decides to eliminate his rival through the time-honoured means of sex and scandal. His chosen accomplices are Queen Elizabeth I of England and Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen. Arriving in a raucous storm of sexual mischief, the royal guests proceed to wreak merry havoc on the Taoiseach's household, leaving their host with considerably more than he had originally bargained for.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  3

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  21 April 2009

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  First performed on the Peacock stage.

Source Of Information

The information for this enrty was taken from the original production programme.